When the first shipment of frozen eggs arrived in London from Australia their extreme hardness astonished the brokers, says the "Mark Lane Express." One man, calling at a shipper's office, was amazed to see him taking aim at the wall with an egg. "What the dickens are you at ?" he said. But the broker let drive, the only result being a slight dint in the wall. The thing being explained, the man took a couple of the eggs, put thorn in his pocket, and left to startle his wife. Arriving home, he waited till the family was assembled for dinner, and thtn Vended an egg at tli3 nov; dndo. Uut th~ srrils o.uicM" from hi-: Tic e; g hr.il ihawed. 1.304.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 651, 14 March 1914, Page 7
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121Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 651, 14 March 1914, Page 7
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